Peer support: Admin, comms, finance & support officers
OnlineThis peer support session is intended for all administrators, comms, finance officer - and anyone else who has a supporting role in an independent advocacy organisation. It's a space to…
Events for November 12 - 23 March 2026
9 events found.
SIAA facilitates many training events, roundtables, and information sharing sessions specifically intended for independent advocacy organisations. These events are member-only and designed to provide you with new skills, build organisational capacity and provide an opportunity for you to share your views on key policy topics relevant to human rights and independent advocacy.
SIAA also run regular online peer support sessions. The peer support sessions are informal opportunities for you to meet colleagues from across the sector, share ideas and provide mutual support. We run sessions for managers and sessions for staff once a month.
Find out more about upcoming events and peer support sessions, and sign up below!
Peer support for Advocacy Leaders: Celebrating our accomplishments & thinking about doing so with staff
OnlineIn this peer support session, we'll celebrate your accomplishments of 2025, and think of ways we can extend that celebration to the staff team. The session will begin with a…
Peer support: Citizen advocacy
OnlineTopic for this session will be confirmed at a later date! If you have a suggestion, you can email Marta marta@siaa.org.uk. This peer support session is intended for development managers,…
Peer support: Prisons, forensic settings, criminal justice
OnlineThis peer support session is intended for all independent advocates, managers, and anyone who supports advocacy partners in prisons, forensic settings and criminal justice system. It's a space to ask…
Peer support for Advocacy Leaders: Topic TBC
OnlineTopic for this session will be confirmed at a later date! If you have a suggestion, you can email Marta marta@siaa.org.uk. The session will begin with a short (10 minutes…
Peer support: Non-instructed advocacy
OnlineThis peer support session is intended for all independent advocates, managers, and anyone else involved in supporting advocacy partners - adults and children - in a non-instructed setting. It's a…
Peer support: Open to everyone (topic TBC)
OnlineThis is the third session in our wellbeing-focused peer support series. Previously, we focused on individual wellbeing and team wellbeing. Topic for this session is to be confirmed at a later date. This…
Peer support: Prisons, forensic settings, criminal justice
OnlineThis peer support session is intended for all independent advocates, managers, and anyone who supports advocacy partners in prisons, forensic settings and criminal justice system. It's a space to ask…
Peer support for Advocacy Leaders: topic TBC
OnlineTopic for this session will be confirmed at a later date! If you have a suggestion, you can email Marta marta@siaa.org.uk. The session will begin with a short (10 minutes…
I’ve found the Managers Peer to Peer support sessions invaluable; it feels supportive and safe and as a relatively new CEO it really has helped build my confidence as well as relationships with peers. Thank you.
SIAA member, 2022
I have enjoyed the SIAA training events I have attended and I have been able to attend more than I would have in the past due to courses being on zoom etc.
SIAA member, 2022
I found it really helpful to be connected to a larger group and to hear the variety of perspectives from others as we all face the impact of the coronavirus on our organisations, people, clients and key stakeholders.
SIAA member, 2020
